As midterm exams go, this one looks like a doozy.
The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team faces easily its toughest test of the non-conference season Sunday, taking on unbeaten and sixth-ranked Arizona in Tucson. Yes, these are largely the same Wildcats who finished as NCAA runners-up in March.
“A few different players but they look just as good to me,” Lobos coach Mike Bradbury said of the 8-0 Wildcats. “They’re big, they’re long and arguably the best defensive team in the country.”
If there’s an upside for the Lobos (8-3), they’ve had some time to cram for this exam.